This is a list of satellite television providers, operating around the world.
Africa Angola DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv Bué UAU!TV ZAP TV
Ivory Coast Canal+ Afrique Easy TV Ivory Coast - under Canal+ DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv French Plus StarTimes - French & English
East Africa Azam TV - under Bakhresa Group Continental, Agape and Ting Canal+ Afrique DStv - under MultiChoice - bought by Canal+ in 2023 PremiumFree - free-to-air StarTimes TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008 Zuku TV - under (Wananchi Group)
Ethiopia Canal+ Ethiopia - shut down in 2024 DStv - under MultiChoice StarTimes
Ghana Crystal TV - digital terrestrial DStv - under MultiChoice GOtv Ghana Multi TV - multichannel free-to-air RCS - multichannel free-to-air StarTimes - digital terrestrial
Middle East and North Africa beIN My-HD Orbit - merged into OSN in 2009 OSN Showtime - merged into OSN in 2009
Mozambique
DStv - under MultiChoice, DStv Bué GOtv Moçambique StarTimes - under TMT Moçambique UAU!TV ZAP TV
Namibia DStv - under MultiChoice GOtv Namibia PremiumFree - free-to-air Satelio StarSat (On Digital Media) - under StarTimes
Nigeria African Cable Television - commenced operations on 1 December 2014; operations were discontinued a few months later CTL Daarsat DStv - under MultiChoice - Other networks like HiTV (out of operations) and StarTimes have increased the competitiveness of the cable TV market. GOtv Nigeria KAFTAN TV Kwese TV - discontinued its DTH operation in 2019 Metro Digital Montage Cable Network - also commenced operations in 2014 but is no longer in operations Moreplex TV Mytv - discontinued 2021 OurTV Play Consat Sairtek - a top broadcast service provider in Lagos; provides free-to-air broadcasting, live streaming, satellite, OTT and IPTV, distribution and contribution services StarTimes - DTT and DTH operator TrendTV TStv - was off air but back on air since October 2020 - discontinued
Réunion
- under Canal+ - bought by Canal+ in 2023
South Africa Deukom - under Satelio DStv - under MultiChoice GOtv South Africa OpenView HD PremiumFree - free-to-air StarSat (On Digital Media) - under StarTimes TV (Defunct in 2024) ZapSat - under ZAP TV
Togo Canal+ Afrique DStv - under MultiChoice
Zambia DStv - under MultiChoice GOtv Zambia Muvi TV PremiumFree - free-to-air Topstar Zambia - under StarTimes
Asia Afghanistan Oqaab
Bangladesh Akash Digital TVAkash Digital TV
Cambodia Cambodian DTV Network
India Airtel digital TV D2H DD Free Dish Dish TV Sun Direct Tata Play
Indonesia Accola Play K-Vision MNC Vision Nex Parabola Transvision
Israel yes
Japan SKY PerfecTV! Wowow
Malaysia Astro MYTV Broadcasting DTH NJOI OK Vision
Mongolia DDishTV Mongolsat Networks
Myanmar Canal+ (Myanmar) Sky Net Myansat MRTV New Launch Star Time.Good TV.
Nepal DishHome Net TV Nepal
Pakistan MAG DTH ShahzadSky DTH StarTimes
Note: There is no DTH in Pakistan in 2025, DTH auction held in 2016. There are reports StarTimes withdraw application from DTH licence.
Philippines Cignal; SatLite G Sat Sky Direct
South Korea KT SkyLife
Sri Lanka Dialog TV Freesat
Thailand DTV GMM Z Good TV IPM TV PSI TV TrueVisions
Vietnam An Viên Television - (MobiTV) K+ Vietnam Multimedia Corporation
Oceania Australia Foxtel Freeview VAST
New Caledonia Canal+ Calédonie
New Zealand Freeview SKY
Vanuatu Canal+ Calédonie
Wallis and Futuna Canal+ Calédonie
Europe Albania DigitAlb - filed for bankruptcy in 2010
Austria DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999
HD Austria - sold to Canal+ in 2024 Sky
Belgium Télésat TPS - filed for bankruptcy in 2008 TV Vlaanderen
Bosnia and Herzegovina TotalTV
Bulgaria A1 Bulsatcom neosatneosat Vivacom
Croatia A1 (formerly Vipnet) Digi - merged into Vipnet in 2013) MAXtv TotalTV
Cyprus Cyta Nova Cyprus
Czech Republic Magenta TV Sat Skylink Telly (formerly Digi until 2015)
Denmark Allente Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021 Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021
Estonia Home3 (formerly Viasat until 2018)
Finland Allente Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021 Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021
France AB Sat - sold to Bis TV in 2008 Bis TV Canal+ Fransat Orange - bought by Canal+ in 2023 TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008
Georgia MagtiCom
Germany DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999 Diveo - sold to M7 in 2019 HD+ Sky Deutschland
Greece Magenta TV (Formerly Cosmote TV) Nova
Hungary Direct One - merged into One Hungary in 2025) One Hungary (formerly Digi until 2025) Telekom
Ireland Sky
Italy RaiSat - filed for bankruptcy in 2010 Sky Italia Stream TV - merged into Sky in 2003 Tele+ - merged into Sky in 2003 Tivùsat
Latvia Home3 (formerly Viasat until 2018)
Lithuania Home3 (formerly Viasat until 2018)
Luxembourg Télésat
Montenegro M Sat TV TotalTV
Netherlands Canal Digitaal
North Macedonia Mtel TotalTV
Norway Allente Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021 Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021
Poland Canal+ n - merged into nc+ in 2013 Orange Polsat Box Telewizja na kartę - sold to Smart HD+ in 2016 Wizja TV - merged into Cyfra+ in 2002
Portugal MEO NOS
Romania Akta (formerly Max TV) - merged into Dolce in 2012 Boom TV - merged into Dolce in 2012 Digi Focus Sat Freesat Orange Telekom (formerly Dolce) - merged into Orange in 2022
Russia MTS NTV Plus Telekarta Tricolor TV
Serbia Digi) (merged into mts in 2018) mts TotalTV
Slovakia Antik Sat Digi (merged into Magio Sat in 2017) Magio Sat Skylink
Slovenia TotalTV no longer exits in slovenia telemach slovenia
Spain Canal+ - merged into Movistar+ in 2015 Movistar Plus+ Via Digital - merged into Digital+ in 2003
Sweden Allente Canal Digital - merged into Allente in 2021 Viasat - merged into Allente in 2021
Switzerland Canal+ DF1 - merged into Premiere World in 1999 Kabelio Orange - bought by Canal+ in 2023 RaiSat - filed for bankruptcy in 2010 Sky Stream TV - merged into Sky in 2003 Tele+ - merged into Sky in 2003 TPS - merged into Canalsat in 2008
Turkey D-Smart Digiturk Tivibu
Ukraine Ukrkosmos Viasat Xtra TV - filed for bankruptcy
United Kingdom Freeview Freesat Sky
Americas Argentina DirecTV
Bolivia Inter
Brazil Claro TV Sky Brasil Vivo TV
Canada Bell Satellite TV Glorystar Shaw Direct Telus TV - sold to BCE in 2018
Chile Claro TV DirecTV
Colombia Claro TV DirecTV
Costa Rica Claro TV Sky México
Dominican Republic Claro TV Sky México
Ecuador Claro TV CNT TV DirecTV
El Salvador Claro TV Sky México
French Guiana Canal+ Caraïbes
Guadeloupe Canal+ Caraïbes
Guatemala Claro TV Sky México
Haïti Canal+ Haïti
Honduras Claro TV Sky México
Martinique Canal+ Caraïbes
Mexico Dish México Sky México StarTV México
Nicaragua Claro TV Sky México
Panama Claro TV Sky México
Paraguay Claro TV
Peru Claro TV DirecTV
Puerto Rico Claro TV DirecTV Dish Network Kiwisat
Saint Barthélemy Canal+ Caraïbes
Saint Martin Canal+ Caraïbes
United States AlphaStar - filed for bankruptcy in 1997 DirecTV Dish Network Glorystar Orby TV - shut down in 2021 Primestar - bought by DirecTV in 1999 USSB - merged into DirecTV in 1999 Unity Motion - went bankrupt in 2006 Voom - sold to Dish in 2005
Uruguay DirecTV
Venezuela Inter Simpletv
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